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Transcript: Transcript for 15/11/2017 - Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee - Fifth Senedd
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Minutes: 1.1 The Chair
welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting. 1.2 Apologies for
absence were received from Rhianon Passmore AM and Bethan Jenkins AM. |
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(10:30-11:30) |
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government draft budget 2018-19: evidence session 2 Alun
Davies AM, Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services Reg Mitchell-Kilpatrick, Director, Local Government, Welsh Government Supporting documents:
Minutes: 2.1
The Committee received evidence from: ·
Alun
Davies AM, Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services ·
Reg
Mitchell-Kilpatrick, Director, Local Government, Welsh Government ·
Rob
Hay, Deputy Director, Local Government Finance Policy Division, Welsh
Government 2.2
During the evidence session the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public
Services agreed to provide: ·
The
overall reserve figures for all local authorities for 2017; ·
An
analysis of the reserves drawn upon by local authorities over the last few
years; ·
Detail
of the terms of the specific grants to focus on homelessness, within the
communities and children MEG. |
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(11:30-12:30) |
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government draft budget 2018-19: evidence session 3 Alun
Davies, Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services Julie
James, Leader of the House and Chief Whip Rebecca
Evans, Minister for Housing and Regeneration Reg
Mitchell-Kilpatrick, Director, Local Government, Welsh Government Jo-Anne
Daniels, Director, Communities & Tackling Poverty, Welsh Government John
Howells, Director of Housing and Regeneration, Welsh Government Supporting documents:
Minutes: 3.1
The Committee received evidence from: ·
Alun
Davies, Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services ·
Julie
James, Leader of the House and Chief Whip ·
Rebecca
Evans, Minister for Housing and Regeneration ·
Reg
Mitchell-Kilpatrick, Director, Local Government, Welsh Government ·
Jo-Anne
Daniels, Director, Communities & Tackling Poverty, Welsh Government ·
John
Howells, Director of Housing and Regeneration, Welsh Government 3.2
During
the evidence session the Leader of the House and Chief Whip agreed to provide any
further information about the new publicly funded Gypsy and Traveller sites to
be delivered in 2018-19, when available. 3.3
During the evidence session the Minister for Housing and Regeneration agreed to
provide: ·
The
findings from the future analysis of data collected on all home adaptations,
when available; ·
The
money allocated to the enforcement of Rent Smart Wales and, specifically, what
it will be used for. |
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Paper(s) to note |
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Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee in relation to Communities First - lessons learnt Supporting documents: Minutes: 4.1.a
The Committee noted the letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education to the
Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee in relation to
Communities First - lessons learnt. |
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Response from Let Down in Wales to the Welsh Government's consultation on fees charged to tenants in the private rented sector Supporting documents: Minutes: 4.2.a
The Committee noted the response from Let Down in Wales to the Welsh
Government's consultation on fees charged to tenants in the private rented
sector. |
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Letter from the Chair of the UK Joint Committee on Women to the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union in relation to Human Rights in Wales Supporting documents: Minutes: 4.3.a
The Committee noted the letter from the Chair of the UK Joint Committee on
Women to the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union in relation to
Human Rights in Wales. |
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting Minutes: 5.1
The Committee agreed the motion. |
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(12:30-12:45) |
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government draft budget 2018-19: consideration of evidence received under items 2 and 3 Minutes: 6.1
The Committee discussed the evidence received under items 2 and 3. |